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| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | WTTW | From a Documentary Grappling With US History to an Irish Dance Show, Here Are 4 Arts Picks for Your Week | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/26/documentary-grappling-us-history-irish-dance-show-here-are-4-arts-picks-your-week | _Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events._ [ _Daily Chicagoan_ ][1] _, the newsletter from WTTW News, sends these picks to your inbox each week along with more essential recommendations from our staff._ [ _Sign up here_ ][2] _._ Now … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago wine shops are on a sell-out run with multicultural wine tastings that look beyond France, Italy | https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/02/26/chicago-wine-classes-tastings-bottlesup-uvae | On the first Saturday of February, about 20 of us gathered in the sunny private dining room at [ _Uvae Kitchen & Wine Bar _ ][27] in Andersonville, where sommelier Asha Adisa poured us each a generous splash of bright, honeyed sparkling Chardonnay and Carignan from Black-owned [ _Ashanta Wines_ … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | WBEZ | A day at the Art Institute reveals more about Klaus Mäkelä, Chicago's new maestro | https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/classical/2026/02/26/klaus-makela-conductor-cso-chicago-art-institute-tour | Klaus Mäkelä may not officially assume the reins of the Chicago Symphony until next fall, but the phenom conductor is already busy, leading concerts, overseeing auditions and taking the ensemble on tour, as he does this week to Carnegie Hall. But when Mäkelä, 30, visits Chicago — an increasing occurrence, … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | WBEZ | Eight shops that deliver smart Wine 101 lessons in Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/02/26/chicago-wine-tastings-classes-restaurants-bars | Wine education in Chicago right now is flourishing. Shop owners say they are finding particular success with a multicultural approach that takes curious Chicagoans beyond traditional regions. Here are eight destinations with a recommended course lineup. * * * ### [ **_Acanto Restaurant + Wine Bar_ ** ][1] _The Loop_ … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | propublica-illinois | Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories | https://www.propublica.org/article/dilley-detention-center-kids-art-removal | ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive [ our biggest stories ][1] as soon as they’re published. When guards appeared earlier this month outside the room Christian Hinojosa shared with her son and other women and children at the immigrant detention center in … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago Bears stadium: Where the fight stands in Illinois and Indiana, and what could happen next | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-bears-stadium-where-the-fight-stands-in-illinois-and-indiana-and-what-could-happen-next/3900432/ | Thursday could be the most pivotal day yet in the quest to find the [ future home of the Chicago Bears ][1] , as both Indiana and Illinois may move forward with legislation that would be the first big steps in getting a [ stadium deal done ][2] . In … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Mass shooting near Chicago gas station leaves 4 wounded | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mass-shooting-chicago-stony-island | ![Mass shooting in Chicago leaves 4 wounded; persons of interest being questioned][11] #### [ Mass shooting in Chicago leaves 4 wounded; persons of interest being questioned ][12] Four people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. #### The Brief * * Four people were shot Tuesday … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: 60-degree temps just around the corner | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-60-degree-temps-just-around-corner | ![Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast][6] #### [ Chicago weather: Thursday morning forecast ][7] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Temperatures climb into the low to mid 40s today before a surge of warmth arrives Friday. * Highs jump into the 60s … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life to be celebrated by Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/jesse-jackson-celebration-of-life-chicago | #### The Brief * * Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon, will be honored with a celebration of life in Chicago after he died at age 84. * Jackson's body will lie in repose at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's headquarters on Chicago's South Side. * Additional celebrations of life … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: Texas cattlemen’s lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey’s talk show rejected | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/today-in-history-oprah-beef-lawsuit/ | Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2026. There are 308 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 26, 1998, a jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected an $11 million lawsuit brought by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey’s talk show for a price fall after … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: ‘Bartman ball’ obliterated for charity at Harry Caray’s restaurant | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/february-26-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 26, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][32] . **Sports front flashback:** Feb. 27, 2004 ![The so-called "Bartman ball" was destroyed on Feb. 26, 2004, at Harry … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Charged, acquitted and sued, former CPD Officer Pierre Tyler now seeks expungement in murder case | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/charged-acquitted-and-sued-former-cpd-officer-pierre-tyler-now-seeks-expungement-in-murder-case/ | In December 2021, Chicago police detectives determined that one of their colleagues murdered his girlfriend in her Northwest Side home. The suspect, Officer Pierre Tyler, was soon charged with first-degree murder, and the case was considered cleared. Tyler’s attorney argued the woman was killed in self-defense, though, and a jury … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Obama Foundation readies for uncertainty of development near presidential center | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/obama-foundation-uncertainty-development-presidential-center/ | When he [ chose Jackson Park ][22] for the location of his landmark presidential center nearly a decade ago, former President Barack Obama said he wanted the development to become the engine for a South Side economic resurgence, spurring new residents to move to the area, more businesses to open, … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | A little-known program allows CTA and Metra to suspend riders. Most of them are Black. | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/cta-metra-suspensions/ | A little-known program aimed at keeping people accused of violence off public transportation has proved difficult to enforce and is disproportionately used to suspend Black riders from the CTA and Metra, a Tribune analysis shows. The mass transit suspension program was made possible by a 2023 change in state law … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | CEO of Northfield-based Medline talks tariffs, IPO following company’s first earnings call | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/medline-tariffs-ipo-earnings-northfield/ | The CEO of Northfield-based Medline cheered the company’s successful initial public offering late last year while discussing how tariffs have taken a bite out of its profits, in an interview with the Tribune following the company’s first earnings call Wednesday. Medline is a massive medical supply company that was owned … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | More than a week of celebration and funeral services for Rev. Jesse Jackson begins Thursday in Chicago | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/rev-jesse-jackson-chicago-services-begin/ | By Wednesday afternoon, the day before the first public visitation for the [ Rev. Jesse Jackson ][1] , long rows of barricades stretched throughout the parkway in the middle of Drexel Boulevard, where thousands are expected to gather Thursday and Friday to honor one of America’s most enduring civil rights … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Leak and Sons prepare for Jesse Jackson's funeral, playing a 'small part' in the history of an iconic leader | https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/02/26/leak-sons-funeral-home-jesse-jackson-services-rainbow-push-history-civil-rights-leader | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][117] * [ Facebook ][118] * [ Bluesky ][119] * [ Email ][120] * [ Reddit ][121] * [ Flipboard ][122] Spencer Leak Jr. was woken up by a text at around 1:30 a.m. on Feb 17. The vice president … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A day at the Art Institute reveals more about Klaus Mäkelä, Chicago's new maestro | https://chicago.suntimes.com/classical-music/2026/02/26/klaus-makela-conductor-cso-chicago-art-institute-tour | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][105] * [ Facebook ][106] * [ Bluesky ][107] * [ Email ][108] * [ Reddit ][109] * [ Flipboard ][110] Klaus Mäkelä may not officially assume the reins of the Chicago Symphony until next fall, but the phenom conductor … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Senate race to replace Dick Durbin heats up with 10 Democrats on the ballot | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/26/us-senate-march-17-democratic-primary-dick-durbin-seat | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][87] * [ Facebook ][88] * [ Bluesky ][89] * [ Email ][90] * [ Reddit ][91] * [ Flipboard ][92] Two members of Congress, a lieutenant governor and seven other Democrats are seeking to succeed Dick Durbin in a … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | In ruling blasting ICE agents wearing masks, W. Va. judge points to case involving Chicago police officers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/02/26/masks-ice-chicago-police-judge-west-virginia-el-salvador-immigration-trump | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][74] * [ Facebook ][75] * [ Bluesky ][76] * [ Email ][77] * [ Reddit ][78] * [ Flipboard ][79] A federal judge in West Virginia has invoked a more than decade-old lawsuit against Chicago police officers to underscore … |